"I’m sorry," she mumbled.


    "You don’t have to apologize. Although, I do find it weird that a pole fell on stage, also, that shadow..." he drawled.


    "What shadow?" Allison asked, her eyebrows furrowed in curiosity.


    "It’s nothing," Kace smiled. "My eyes must have been deceiving me, that’s all."


    Allison gave him a pointed look, but didn’t dare persuade him to talk. He was still injured.


    "Allison, can you pour me a ss of water?" He requested.


    Immediately, she walked over to the water dispenser and poured him a ss of water. When she was done, she handed him the ss, their hands touching slightly, sending sparks to fly in the air before Kace gulped down the contents inside the ss.


    "So, about my broken ribs..." he drawled, staring at her. "I will need someone to help me with everything until I get better."


    "What’s that supposed to mean?" She asked, high on alert as she blinked at him.


    "You’ve visited my house before and you know I have no servants that can help me cook and clean daily. I can’t even walk properly on my own," he exined. "So, since you are the reason for my broken ribs, you are going to have to take care of me," he dered.


    Instantly, Allison stood up from the couch as she opposed, "I’m not doing such a thing. I never asked you to shield my body with yours. You were the one who put yourself in this condition. If you don’t have a servant, then hire one. You are rich enough to hire as many servants as you want. But there’s no way I’m going to take care of you."


    Kace blinked at her,pletely surprised by her outburst.


    He’d only been teasing her, but seeing her reaction, he was deadpan on making her take care of him.


    "Do you expect me to sit and watch you get pounded to death by a pole? My ribs are broken, and I can barely move right now. Who’s going to bathe me, feed me, and clean me up?"


    "What the heck?! If you want someone to take care of you, just get a caregiver or a nanny. I’m neither of those, Kace," she retorted.


    ’He expects me to bathe him? Who do I look like, his mother?’ She wondered as she shot daggers at him with her re.


    If looks could kill, Kace would probably be six feet under already.


    Kace raised his hand in surrender.


    "Alright alright. So maybe you can’t help with everything. But you still need to take care of me since this is your fault," he reminded her.


    Allison gave it a thought. She was still grateful he saved her, but taking care of him was something she wasn’t sure she should do.


    Derek was asking her toe back to him when they hadn’t even broken up, which only meant he wanted her to stay away from Kace.


    But due to this incident, she would have to be around Kace most of the time.


    "I have rules," she said. Kace raised his eyebrow in curiosity as she continued. "I don’t want to bathe you or clean you up. You are going to have to get a servant for that or do it yourself if you can. Your hands aren’t broken so you should be able to feed yourself," she reminded, her eyes pointed to his arms before she looked back at him. "But if you need help with that, then I will offer to help you with it and other thing you want me to do," she finished.


    Kace tried to hide the grin that wanted to break free on his lips.


    ’That was easier than I thought it would be. She would being to my house every day now to take care of me,’ he thought to himself.


    "That works fine by me," he agreed.


    **


    "Why did you do that to Allison? You nearly killed her," Derek asked thedy in front of him as he took a puff of the cigarette in between his fingers.


    Olivia took the cigarette from Derek’s hands and took a puff as well with her eyes closed. She released the smoke through her mouth and nostril, taking a deep breath before she opened her eyes.


    "She’s just lucky she survived. I won’t give up though. I’ll make another attempt to get rid of her," she answered.


    Wrapping her hands around Derek she pouted at her lips. "I overheard your conversation with her earlier. Why would you want her toe back to you when you already have me?" She asked. "Am I not enough for you, Derek? Do you still need Allison by your side?"


    Derek responded by wrapping his hands around Olivia.


    "Remember, I’m only using her. Without a thought, you are so much better than her. I just need to remind her where she belongs—under our feet to step on. Once I’m bored with her, she can go to hell for all I care," he responded.


    Olivia smiled against his lips, loving his ns before their lips shed against each other.